Author: Kaitlin Gillespie
Councilor Tom Mielke stands up for the press
Councilor Tom Mielke did something I’ve never heard him do before: he encouraged better communication with the press. Wait. Stop the presses. Mielke, who so rarely returns my phone calls and […]
Case closed on Madore’s silly park job
We finally have some answers to Councilor David Madore’s double-parked Tesla. It turns out Madore is paying for one of the worst parking spots in the county garage. Local gadfly Ed […]
There’s no place like Clark County
The Clark County council is not one to miss a photo op, but Tuesday’s was, perhaps, my favorite. The council proclaimed June 22 to 28 Recycled Arts Week in Clark County, leading up […]
The chorus of the banned
My move to Clark County is complete. I’ve officially been banned from Councilor David Madore’s Facebook. I’m not the first Columbian reporter whose ability to ask questions has been shut down […]
Benton may be new boss for enforcement officer
Who might be responsible for a new quarry enforcement officer but Sen. Don Benton, the controversial director of the Department of Environmental Services. In response to dozens of citizen complaints about […]
Madore misses the mark on “hate speech”
Clark County Councilor David Madore has the occasional habit of providing a definition to make a point, so let me take a page from his book. Hate speech is any way […]
Why is Mielke opposed to a quarry enforcement officer?
Clark County Councilor Tom Mielke is the only councilor opposed to the hiring a code enforcement officer specifically to police the county's quarries. His reasoning seems sound, and it may be. […]
Councilor David Madore scraping at the bottom of the litter box
Clark County Councilor David Madore compared the work of Regional Transportation Council Chair Melissa Smith to a cat that doesn’t know how to cover her own feces. Literally. Local gadfly Lee Jensen—who could really […]
David Madore may be new friend to farmers
Clark County farmers may have made a new friend: Councilor David Madore. Warren Neth, executive director at Slow Food Southwest Washington, organized a farm tour for the councilor on May 22. […]
No “mini-reporting” for Councilor Jeanne Stewart
Clark County Councilor Jeanne Stewart is backing away from the restriction—though not the sentiment—of running a campaign on a shoestring budget. When Stewart announced her candidacy for Clark County chair, she […]